Brazil
Alta Mogiana
Niwaldo Antônio Rodrigues
Fazenda da Lagoa
Red Catuaí
Natural
June-August
Baked Apple, Cherry, Chocolate, Dried Fruit, Strawberry, Tangerine
1000 meters
N/A
60kg with liner
SOLD OUT
Niwaldo Antonio Rodrigues and his brothers Ailton and Maurivan are second generation coffee producers in the city of Pedregulho, São Paulo, Brazil. Their parents produced coffee beginning in the 1960’s, eventually moving from their farm in Pedregulho to Ribeirão Preto in 1976 so that their children could study and work in business. When the brothers struggled to find employment they resolved to reconnect with agriculture, buying a small property in the Franca region of São Paulo state. The farm was decimated by frost in 1981, and the brothers decided to sell the farm and move back to Pedregulho where their parents had first started farming.
Niwaldo and his brothers purchased Fazenda da Lagoa in the Alto Lageado community of Pedregulho. Over the years they’ve continued to invest in growing the farm, now totalling 570 hectares of land with 450 hectares of cultivated coffee. The farm rests 1000 meters above sea level and is planted with Catuaí, Mundo Novo, Catucaí, and Obatã varieties. The family is passionate about agriculture, the resulting beverage, and continuing to learn in their trade.
This lot of Red Catuai coffee underwent Natural processing. The Natural process at Fazenda da Lagoa consists of concrete patio drying and covering the cherries at night to keep them dry. The cherries are patio dried until they reach 16% humidity and are then finished in a mechanical dryer.
Located in the northeastern region of the São Paulo state along the border with Minas Gerais, the region has elevations between 900 and 1,000 meters above sea level and an average annual temperature of 21 degrees Celsius. The gently rolling land, rich soil, the fresh water of the Rio Grande, and higher elevations make it a region well suited to coffee production.
Much of Alta Mogiana’s crops are grown on small family-owned farms, which are supported by established local infrastructure and easy access to new technologies. Skilled labor and reliable roads further facilitate the transport of the region’s coffee production.
